nothingness-and-reflection
The chapter discusses the fundamental nothingness that separates consciousness from itself and how reflection deepens this division rather than resolving it.
1 chapter across 1 book
Being and Nothingness (1943)Jean-Paul Sartre
Chapter 2: Temporality in Sartre's Being and Nothingness explores the complex nature of time as it relates to consciousness and existence. Sartre engages with various philosophical and psychological theories, including those of Husserl, Bergson, and Hegel, to analyze how past, present, and future are constituted within the for-itself, emphasizing the role of negation, reflection, and the irreducible nothingness separating consciousness from itself. The chapter also addresses the interplay between memory, anticipation, and the temporal structure of being, highlighting the dynamic and non-static character of human temporality.